WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Aug 19 – Andrew and Others, Martyrs 5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy 6:30 PM Reader Vespers Sunday, Aug 20 – 12th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy (Tone 3) Monday, Aug 21 – Thaddeus, Apostle 5:30 PM Akathist* for those suffering Addictions & […]
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Aug. 19 The Holy Martyr Andrew the Centurion and his Companions
The holy martyr Andrew Stratelates was a military commander in the Roman army during the reign of the emperor Maximian (284-305). They loved him in the Roman army because of his bravery, invincibility, and sense of fairness. When a large Persian army invaded the Syrian territories, the governor entrusted St. Andrew with the command of […]
Aug. 18 The Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus
The martyrs Florus and Laurus were brothers by birth not only in flesh but in spirit. They lived in the 2nd century in Byzantium, and afterwards they settled in Illyria [now Yugoslavia]. By occupation they were stone masons. The prefect of Illyria, Likaion, sent the brothers to a nearby district for work on the construction […]
Aug. 17 The Holy Martyr Myron
The holy martyr Myron was a priest in the town of Achaia. He was of wealthy and prominent origin, yet was kind and meek by nature- a lover of both God and man. During the reign of Emperor Decius, on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, pagans charged into the church, dragged Myron out […]
Priest’s Pectoral Cross
(Elaborating on Father Michael’s Children’s Homily from last Sunday) Every Christian is encouraged to wear a small cross after their baptism. In some Eastern Christian traditions, parish priests, bishops, monks and nuns may also wear a larger cross outside of their clothing. Generally, a priest receives a silver cross from his bishop on the day […]
Aug. 16 The Translation of the Icon of our Lord not made by human hands; The Holy Martyr Diomedes
The Translation of the Icon of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, the icon “not made by human hands,” from Edessa to Constantinople in 944: Tradition related that Abgar, prince of the city of Edessa, suffered from leprosy. Having heard of Jesus the healer in Palestine, he sent a portrait painter named Ananias with […]
Aug. 15 The Dormition of the Theotokos
The Dormition of the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary: Tradition relates that the Mother of God died in Jerusalem, after a visit with all of Christ’s apostles. They carried her coffin to the Garden of Gethsemane where it was placed into a tomb. The apostle Thomas came late and asked that the tomb be […]
Aug. 14 The Holy Prophet Micah; Translation of the Relics of Our Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves; Prefestive day of the Dormition of the Theotokos
The holy prophet Micah was of the tribe of Judah and from the village of Morasth. He was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos, and Hosea. He denounced the vices of the people, foretold the fall of Samaria, and was a seer of the coming Messiah. He named Bethlehem as the birthplace of the […]
Aug. 13 Our Venerable Father Maximos the Confessor
Our venerable father Maximos the Confessor was the hegumen of Chrysopolis near Constantinople. He was notable for his teaching and zeal for the Catholic truth. When he vigorously fought against the Monothelites, he had his right hand cut off by the heretical emperor Constans. Along with two of his disciples, both named Anastasius, after a […]
Sunday Bulletin 8/13/23
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Aug 12 – Photius and Anicetus, Martyr 5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy Sunday, Aug 13 – 11th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Aug 14 – Translation of the Relics of Theodosius of the Cave, Venerable 5:00 PM Akathist* for […]